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Arab American Heritage Month Celebrated with Landmark Event at NYC Board of Education

Apr 24, 2024

On April 11, 2024, the City of New York witnessed a historic moment as the NYC Board of Education hosted a vibrant celebration in honor of National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM). The event took place at the iconic Tweed(...)

Rethinking Arab American Heritage Month

Apr 24, 2024

By: Stephanie Abraham / Arab America Contributing Writer Like most cultural months, Arab American Heritage Month is intended to celebrate and recognize Arab Americans, a diverse group that comes from the 22 Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North(...)

Historic Sweets from North Africa

Apr 23, 2024

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer The delicious desserts of North Africa are not the invention of today but have a history that goes back to Moorish Spain when in the palaces and villas of the elite and nobility, no(...)

Tlaib, Dingell Introduce Resolution Recognizing Arab American Heritage Month

Apr 17, 2024

Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) re-introduced a resolution recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month to honor the incredible contributions Arab Americans have made in the United States. “It is always an honor to introduce this resolution recognizing Arab(...)

Spain Emerges as an Advocate for Palestinian Rights

Apr 17, 2024

Photo: Wikimedia Commons By: Ziyan Qutub / Arab America Contributing Writer Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain, is attracting worldwide notice as he has taken a stand for Palestinian people. By fashioning his diplomacy to back the Palestinians, he has(...)

Five Broken Cameras Review: Olive Oil Trees Burial Ground

Apr 17, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_93nOqwmhU Five Broken Cameras Trailer By: María Teresa Fidalgo-Azize| Arab America Contributing Writer It’s not just a film; it’s something about life. There are many films about his subject, but most of them were made by people who came from(...)

Pathbreakers of Arab America—Helen Zughaib

Apr 17, 2024

Helen Zughaib -- Photo J.F. Kennedy Center By: John Mason / Arab America Contributing Writer This is the forty-second of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism,(...)

Iran’s Attack Gives Israel a Pretext to Escalate

Apr 17, 2024

By: Ghassan Rubeiz / Arab America Contributing Writer Just as Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel changed the landscape of Middle East politics, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu changed it again nearly six months later by ordering an airstrike on the(...)

Iran’s Mockery of an Attack on Israel Benefits Israel and Biden

Apr 17, 2024

Iran and Israel on a map. Photo: Wikimedia Commons By: Bishara A Bahbah / Arab America Featured Columnist Iran’s televised and choreographed missile/drone/rocket attack on Israel on April 14 will go down in history as one of the most comical(...)

McDonald's Acquires Israeli Franchise Amid Boycott

Apr 17, 2024

Protesters for Palestine in front of McDonald's. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Introduction McDonald's, the global giant in fast food, is navigating a complex scenario as it moves to take control of its operations in Israel amidst widespread protests. The decision to(...)

Sa’eedi Fi Al Jami’a Al Amrikia Stays Relevant 26 years later.

Apr 17, 2024

By: Malak Hassouna / Arab America Contributing Writer The 1998 hit Sa'eedi Fi Al Jami'a Al Amrikia starring Mohamed Henedi, Ahmed El Sakka, Mona Zaki, Hani Ramzi, Gadaeh Adel(Abla), and many more depicts Khalaf Dahshouri(Henedi) as an upper Egyptian student(...)

Mint - One of the Most Popular Garden Herbs

Apr 16, 2024

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer Cultivated since the dawn of history in the Middle East and the Far East, this pungent herb has always been highly valued for its refreshing scent and pleasant taste. In the Medieval Ages, its(...)